pawprintsonmyheart
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Hello Everyone,
Chuckie is 2.5 years old and I believe he is starting to show signs of SM. I started noticing him "air scratching" very early on, at just a few months old. Currently, he does not yelp/scream on a daily basis, but when he does, it is frightening. I know he is not injured otherwise, because he can be sitting with me, calmly on the couch, and out of nowhere he will scream/yelp and then look scared. I also started to notice the past two weeks he has been hiding under furniture. He also hates his ears touched, as I think they are sensitive. And rubs his head on the carpet alot.
The last time he had a bad screaming episode we rushed him to the vet. But, they thought it was his knees (luxating patellas) that caused him pain and not SM/CM. They cannot confirm it is SM/CM without an MRI but to get one done is a few thousand dollars and sadly money we don't have right now.
Are any of your cavaliers on medication that seems to help alleviate some of the pain? Hearing him scream in pain is truly heartbreaking.
Thanks,
Chuckie's Mom
Chuckie is 2.5 years old and I believe he is starting to show signs of SM. I started noticing him "air scratching" very early on, at just a few months old. Currently, he does not yelp/scream on a daily basis, but when he does, it is frightening. I know he is not injured otherwise, because he can be sitting with me, calmly on the couch, and out of nowhere he will scream/yelp and then look scared. I also started to notice the past two weeks he has been hiding under furniture. He also hates his ears touched, as I think they are sensitive. And rubs his head on the carpet alot.
The last time he had a bad screaming episode we rushed him to the vet. But, they thought it was his knees (luxating patellas) that caused him pain and not SM/CM. They cannot confirm it is SM/CM without an MRI but to get one done is a few thousand dollars and sadly money we don't have right now.
Are any of your cavaliers on medication that seems to help alleviate some of the pain? Hearing him scream in pain is truly heartbreaking.
Thanks,
Chuckie's Mom